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Bookmark or Share- "in the last few years" & "for the last few years" - WordReference Forums"In the last fifty years" tells us that the transformation was an event, a series of events, or a process that happened within that period of time. "For the last fifty years" says the transformation was a process that on continuously for fifty years. I don't think of a transformation as going on for fifty years.
- for years to come vs in years to come | WordReference ForumsFor years to come is correct, in the years to come can also work, albeit with a different meaning. The title says that according to Woodside, oil prices will stay low for a period of several years. In the years to come could be used if we are talking about individual years and not periods, e.g. humanity will have to face difficult challenges in ...
- in the last two years/for the past two years - WordReference Forums"For the past/last two years" implies continuous activity. "In the last [past - less commonly] two years" things have happened (or been done) either intermittently, or at some unspecified times or moments. Thus: "For the past two years I have been employed at xyz". "In the last two years I have had two major successes". Σ
- For/ over the past/ last ten years | WordReference ForumsFor instance, she might have worked there in 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020. Or she might have worked there for six months a year for two years in a row, not at all for another year, and then continuously for the next seven years. In other words, there might be long gaps (not vacations) in her employment.
- Ten years after / After ten years | WordReference ForumsHi, In a movie, when one scene ends and the new scene after 10 years from it starts, the title, "Ten years after," is shown on the screen. I think "after ten years" would be the correct word order for native English speakers. I wonder what is the syntax of "ten years after." Is it the...
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